Fellow on Malign Finance, Alliance for Securing Democracy

This position serves as ASD’s technical expert on the use of illicit finance, money laundering, and other forms of malign financial influence to undermine democracies. As such, it will play a central role in ASD’s research and policy development work; engagement with other experts and policy makers from the transatlantic community; and public education on the issue of Russia and other state actors’ use of malign financial influence to undermine democracies.

The Fellow will work with ASD’s leadership, relevant members of the advisory network, subject matter experts on other areas, and other identified partners to research and expose this aspect of the toolkit being used to undermine democracies and to develop recommended policy responses. S/he will engage in substantial investigative and analytical work and present the information in a manner that is understandable to non-experts, and work with the Director on the development of public-facing materials

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Serve as ASD’s lead in-house expert on the use of illicit finance, money laundering, and other forms of malign financial influence to undermine democracies

Serve as ASD’s lead in-house expert on sanctions policy and other countermeasures to respond to malign foreign interference in democracies

Lead ASD’s research, in conjunction with a partner organization, to identify key nodes and pathways for financing of efforts to undermine democracies in Europe and the United States

Use innovative approaches to open source intelligence research to expose the use of malign financial influence to undermine democracies

Craft policy recommendations to improve financial transparency in democracies and counter the use of malign financial influence to undermine democracies

Draft reports and other public-facing materials presenting both research and policy recommendations

Speak publicly, including to the press, about ASD’s work on these issues

Qualifications and Requirements:

Master’s degree in international relations or public policy, or law degree required

Minimum four years working in financial intelligence and/or sanctions policy development/enforcement

Significant technical expertise in investigating and countering money laundering, illicit finance and other forms of malign financial influence, particularly in the transatlantic space

Experience with developing and implementing sanctions policy

Ability to work collaboratively with other analysts to ensure a cross-cutting approach to mapping and understanding the use of tools in combination to undermine democratic institutions

Demonstrable ability to develop and advocate for policy recommendations to address threats to democracy in the financial intel arena

Knowledge of investments, securities, and a broader business background are desirable, but not required